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Effectiveness of 8 Weeks of Cyclic Yoga Exercise on the Liver Fat Grade in Type 2 Diabetic Women with NAFLD
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Zahra Bayat   , Houshang Nemati , Seyedeh Soolmaz Mahdioun , Fatem Eh Rezvan Madani , Mehrali Rahimi |
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Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is very common in type 2 diabetic patients. Therefore, it is important to know the ways of prevention and treatment in this society. Evidence shows that increased physical activity, including yoga, reduces fat content in people with NAFLD. Cyclic yoga is a purposeful style which is new in the world. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to the effectiveness of 8 weeks of cyclic yoga exercise on the liver fat grade in T2DM women with NAFLD in Kermanshah.
Methods and Materials: The present study was performed on 40 middle-aged women referring to the Diabetes Center of Taleghani Hospital. T2DM patients with NAFLD were purposefully selected and entered the study based on fatty liver grade. Patients were randomized into the yoga group (n=18, 49.33±5 years) and the control group (n=19, 50.32±5 years). The experimental group received cyclic yoga intervention for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, and 50-90 minutes per session. The control group did not regular physical activity for two months. Fatty liver grade was assessed using ultrasound.
Results: Analysis of the variance of liver fat grade variable showed that there is a significant difference between yoga group and control group in post-test (p=0/000). The results of the t-test of the liver fat grade variable showed that there was a significant decrease in the yoga group from pre-test to post-test (p=0/000). The results of the t-test of the liver fat content variables showed that there was a significant increase in the control group from pre-test to post-test (p=0/0331).
Conclusion: It seems that liver fat content can be decreased by using cyclic yoga exercises. Therefore, cyclic yoga as an effective and cost-effective treatment method can be suggested to reduce the liver fat content of diabetics with NAFLD.
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| Keywords: Physical Activity, Liver Fat Grade, T2DM, Middle-Aged |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2024/01/14 | Accepted: 2023/08/23 | Published: 2023/08/23
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